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Col. James Maxwell 1635–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1635

Birth Location: Dunfries, Scotland

Death Date: 1720

Death Location: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Maxwell

Mother: Janet Scot

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In 1635, Col. James Maxwell entered the world in Dunfries, Scotland, born to John Maxwell And Janet Scot. Col. James Maxwell passed away in 1720 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1635, Col. James Maxwell entered the world in Dunfries, Scotland, born to John Maxwell And Janet Scot.
  • Col. James Maxwell passed away in 1720 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Col. Maxwell's Ancestors

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Col. Maxwell
1635–1720
Birth Place: Dunfries, Scotland
Parents
John Maxwell
1611–1649
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Janet Scot
1614–1635
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John) Scott
1585–1670
Scotstarvet, Fife, , Scotland
Helen (Margaret) Kerr
1590–1670
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Ker
1569–
Isabel Symson
1573–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1635
1635
Birth of Col. James Maxwell in Dunfries, Scotland
Dunfries, Scotland
1720
1720
Age 85
Death of Col. James Maxwell in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Dunfries, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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